B-52

B-52s in Tindal … motivations and risks

Unpacking the motivations and benefits of basing USAF B-52s in RAAF Base Tindal. In late October, it was revealed that the United States will build...
GE’s XA100* adaptive cycle engine for the F-35 is meeting current goals for the US Air Force’s Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP).

Industry Contracts Awarded for US Air Force’s Next Generation Adaptive Engine Development

On Friday 15 August the US Department of Defense announced that five companies had been awarded contracts - each worth $975 million for a...
NATO

NATO Tests Multinational Air Interoperability in Contested Environment Over Slovakia

A complex multinational air exercise was staged recently over NATO’s member state Slovakia earlier in the month to provide those participating with a sophisticated,...

Tempest demonstrator ‘to fly within five years’

A demonstrator of the Tempest sixth-generation fighter will fly within the next five years, senior officials associated with the programme announced at the Farnborough...
Eurofighter Halcón Ⓒ Airbus SAU 2022 Juanjo Sanz - Mango Producciones

Spain orders 20 Eurofighter jets under landmark contract to modernise its combat aircraft fleet

The NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) has signed a landmark contract for the acquisition of 20 latest generation Eurofighter jets. Known as...
Boeing F/A-18C Hornets of US Marine Corps Squadron VMFA-323.

US Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornets Deploy to Poland for Air Policing

On the 78th Anniversary of ‘D-Day’ 6 June 1944, the Boeing F/A-18C Hornets of US Marine Corps Squadron VMFA-323 began their deployment to Lask...
RAF Typhoons deployed on Op Biloxi, the United Kingdom's contribution to NATO's Southern Air Policing, at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base in Romania, May 2021.

Operating at the Speed of Relevance

Air Marshal Sir Gerry Mayhew, the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Deputy Commander for Operations (DCOM Ops) talked to Armada International during a busy tour...
T-7A Red Hawk Aircraft

Roll-Out of EMD-phase T-7A Red Hawk Aircraft

During a roll-out ceremony on Thursday, April 28, the first T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer test aircraft built under the Engineering and Manufacturing Development...

AERALIS partners with Hamble Aerostructures

Innovative British jet designer AERALIS, has announced it is partnering with Hamble Aerostructures, an Aernnova Group company, for integrated manufacturing design support of the...

IAI Delivers First F-16 Wing & Vertical Fin to Lockheed Martin for new F-16...

The F-16 wing and vertical fin assembly lines, initially established at IAI in the 1980s, was reopened last year to meet increased demand for...

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The M777 155mm/39 cal Light Towed Howitzer

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